The Bosom

 
  Everyone is judged physically. It doesn't matter if you are male or female or 10 years old or 20 years old, you are indefinitely judged. Yet as a female I feel as though the judging is more intense. Every aspect of a woman is critiqued. As a woman you are judged from your sexual persona to how feminine you are, period (or not).
  Let’s start with attitudes and mannerisms. As a female we are supposed to be secondary to men. By this I mean, we are supposed to take up less space, be quieter, and corporately inferior. The traditional way of sitting for females is legs crossed or closed with your hands within your lap or very close to your body. Yet, as a male the more space you consume the better. As a man you are encourage to sit legs wide open with your hands and arms extended possible on the chair or couch you're sitting in. As a female you are supposed to be quiet and kind of sweet sounding for men to have the floor. As a man you are loud, full of opinions, and are first to initiate the conversation, very domineering. Lastly, as a female you will never be an equal to a man in the corporate world. You can start the same day as a man with the same position and still make less money. In reality, money is respect, it makes the world go round. Do we get less respect? Is that what that is? We are paid less because we do the things men never can. We bare their children and we get less respect stricter rules for it. Now that, my readers is not fair. 
  Next, we move on to the female body. As you should have learned already, the female body creates develops, produces, feeds, and pleasures on many different levels. Still, we are judged harshly. What can we be judged on? How about how well we fulfill our womanly duties and the stereotypes that were created along the way. Women are judged on their curves, breasts, and butts. This has become second nature for males and females to do sad to say. For males, this criticism is merely for attractive and fertility purposes. Men are drawn to all different types of bodies, but generally if it fails to meet the stereotypes of breasts like Beyonce, figure like Rihanna, or butt like J. Lo, then something are wrong. Can she reproduce? Is she beautiful enough? Men aren't the only ones though; females take great pride in this criticism. In some cases this is attraction, but moreover it is competition. Can she reproduce better than me? She has the hour glass figure all the men chase after and I don't. What's wrong with me? These thoughts are all too common.
  Now I'm not saying that we all need to get along because let's be honestly, that would be boring. What I'm saying is that it has become all too universally accepted to critique the female anatomy, especially when it comes to cultural standards. Is confidence being replaced with a cosmetic knife? I hope not because I like my body. If I have to change that to appease someone else, then maybe just maybe the problem isn't me. It's what the world of beauty standards is coming to. I'm pretty sure you were appeased with your bosoms until someone told you otherwise. Think about the root of your insecurities because chances are they didn't start with you.

Hot Bod

 
  Merriam- Webster defines the term rhetoric as "the study of writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion." In this blog I will discuss issues that bombard women. In particular, I will discuss these issues in a feministic manner. This week the issue is the body.
  In America there are various races: African American, Caucasian, Asian, Native American, Hispanic, and many others. All of the women of these races struggle to grasp what is attractive. In the media, the Caucasian idea of beauty is tall, thin somewhat fragile, fair skinned, sharp nose, and no signs of the average woman. This, as you can imagine is hard to maintain because this is not every Caucasian woman or every woman in general. The media perpetuates the idea of black beauty to be a voluptuous figure, excessive buttocks, and the rest varies from there. Sometimes a natural black woman is 'acceptable' and other times her picture is lightened for the rest of America to relate. The media paints Asian beauty to be a subset of Caucasian beauty, the only difference is the distinctiveness of an Asian's eyes. They're beautiful to me but many Asians beg to differ. As for Hispanics, the media groups them with blacks, voluptuous and not much else. Native Americans again fall to the bottom; they are rarely depicted in the media. I have yet seen a Native American advertise for any hair coloring or lip sticks and that's extremely sexist in itself, but why not?
  The point I'm trying to make is every woman in America is constantly being told what is beautiful about her. Surgery among Asian women to make their look more western or Caucasian should not be the case. Caucasian women tearing themselves apart because they fear that if they are not fragile- figured, then they're fat should not be the case. African American and Hispanic women lowering themselves to ass surgery to have the expected over abundance should also not be the case. Native Americans not being depicted as non- American really should not be the case. How can we fix this? We can't. Everyone will do what they want because they think it is best. Maybe it is best to get an eye surgery because you cannot see that well and to redefine your eyes slightly because it was always your insecurity. But to totally eliminate your culture or over indulge in it is not feasible. Don't change yourself to appease anyone but yourself ladies. Sometimes even that has to come in moderation...